Get Permission Institute

Get Permission Institute Training and supporting pediatric feeding professionals.

At the Get Permission Institute, we believe responsive feeding is a lifelong learning journey. It is beautifully complex...
06/25/2026

At the Get Permission Institute, we believe responsive feeding is a lifelong learning journey. It is beautifully complex and deeply multilayered and as the saying goes, the more you know, the more you realize there is to discover! We are here to empower you with the insights and tools you need to support your families with confidence.

Ready to grow with us?
Check out our upcoming Summer and Fall 2026 course lineup!

One of our valued Get Permission Professional Members is looking for help from the RFT community! Make your voice and op...
06/23/2026

One of our valued Get Permission Professional Members is looking for help from the RFT community! Make your voice and opinion be heard by taking the survey to further the field. Have question? Reach out to [email protected] for more information!

To a child, how food is offered matters just as much as what is on the plate. If there is friction, anxiety, or internal...
06/23/2026

To a child, how food is offered matters just as much as what is on the plate. If there is friction, anxiety, or internal alarm, the body treats food like a threat rather than care.

For speech therapists, OTs, dietitians, and parents alike, shifting our focus to the relational and developmental roots of feeding changes everything.

Join us on July 23rd with Dr. Deborah MacNamara for:
Before the Bite: How Attachment and Emotion Shape the Way Children Receive Food

In this 2-hour intermediate-level live course, you will learn to:
✔️ Understand how attachment and emotion shape feeding.
✔️ Recognize how stress and internal alarm disrupt a child's receptivity to food.
✔️ Identify how to restore the calm, relational conditions that allow kids to eat.

Let's shift the narrative from struggle to connection. Comment ATTACHMENT for more information on this upcoming course!

At the Get Permission Institute, we believe it is our responsibility to seek a deeper understanding of the experiences c...
06/19/2026

At the Get Permission Institute, we believe it is our responsibility to seek a deeper understanding of the experiences children and families who have experienced feeding challenges or who have had feeding therapy in their lives. One of the best ways to do this is to listen to those who have lived experiences. In this series, the founders of GPI interview individuals who have experienced feeding differences, mealtime challenges, and/or feeding therapy. These rich conversations help us to better understand the profound impact feeding differences can have on daily life.

In this interview, the GPI team discusses with Yiannis his life experience as a selective eater. At the time of the interview, Yiannis Kanakis is a 29 year old man diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Yiannis describes his lifetime of selective eating experiences from an early age to today. He has remarkable insights to share. Enroll today for FREE and listen to Yiannis' perspective on eating.

Every child is an individual with a completely unique body, nervous system, history, and personality. That’s why rigid, ...
06/18/2026

Every child is an individual with a completely unique body, nervous system, history, and personality. That’s why rigid, compliance-based feeding programs often fail. In the Get Permission Approach, we adapt our assessment and treatment to fit the exact physical and emotional needs of your unique child.

Come learn with us LIVE! Join us September 25–26 in Baltimore, MD for The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters, Anx...
06/17/2026

Come learn with us LIVE!

Join us September 25–26 in Baltimore, MD for The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters, Anxious Mealtimes with the incredible Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, and featured instructors Karen Dilfer and Bre Robison.

If you work with children who worry about food, this is the room you want to be in. Real-time Q&A, hands-on learning, and a community of people who truly get it.

Early bird pricing is just $499 — but only until August 1st!

Comment LIVE AEAM for more course information!

Are you new to responsive feeding? We would love to help you learn what responsive feeding is all about! Here are 3 of o...
06/16/2026

Are you new to responsive feeding? We would love to help you learn what responsive feeding is all about! Here are 3 of our favorite courses to start with:

1. Learning Through Opportunity: Feeding in Infancy and Toddlerhood (23 hours, On Demand)
This course provides an in depth look at feeding milestones from birth to toddlerhood through a responsive feeding lens

2. Rethinking Our TRY IT! Strategies (3 hours, On Demand)
This course dives into the importance of grading our new food opportunities to clients, and how we can do that in a gentle and responsive way

3. Assessment of "Picky" Eaters (2 hours, On Demand)
This course discusses how to dive into the art of a feeding evaluation and how to partner with parents from the get go!

Check out our courses page for more information on each one!

GPI JUNE COURSE OF THE MONTH!$45 only for our 2 hour webinar with Laura HellfeldThis neuroaffirming, lived-experience we...
06/15/2026

GPI JUNE COURSE OF THE MONTH!
$45 only for our 2 hour webinar with Laura Hellfeld

This neuroaffirming, lived-experience webinar invites you to understand how Autistic people think, communicate, and experience food. You’ll learn how thought processes, communication, emotions, and the environment shape eating patterns across home, school, and clinical settings. Together, we will look beyond behaviours so you can better understand the ‘why’ behind food choices. You’ll gain practical foundations of care that help you build trust, reduce distress, and create support that truly fits the individual. We will centre Autistic community voices and share what Autistic people want healthcare providers, and the adults around them, to know.

Comment PERSPECTIVE for course information!

There is no one-size-fits-all timeline for learning to love food. Every child has a unique body and nervous system. When...
06/12/2026

There is no one-size-fits-all timeline for learning to love food. Every child has a unique body and nervous system. When we let the child set the pace, they build authentic confidence, autonomy, and long-term internal motivation. Slow and steady wins the mealtime peace!

Are you an aspiring feeding therapist in grad school or first 2 years of practice?Our new clinician program gives you ac...
06/11/2026

Are you an aspiring feeding therapist in grad school or first 2 years of practice?

Our new clinician program gives you access to Get Permission Institute’s best foundational feeding course AND a YEAR of mentoring, because we feel strongly that all clinicians need both.

Comment START and we will send you the info about our new Jumpstart program. The GPI team collectively has almost 100 years of experience in the field, and we created the program we needed as new grads, but could not find. We are knocking down the barriers to learning.

Families need more well-trained responsive feeding therapists. We know it needs to be affordable to learn and we want to help!

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